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Holder Questioned Over Justice Department's IRS Investigation

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder faced critics in both parties at Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing because his Justice Department has subpoenaed two months of phone logs from the Associated Press following a security leak in 2012.

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White House Addresses Benghazi Emails, IRS Audits

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The White House has released 100 pages of internal emails related to the development of talking points after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year. President Barack Obama also addressed the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. Audie Cornish talks to Scott Horsley.

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Military's Sexual Assault Problem Is A Cultural One

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

On Tuesday, details were revealed about a second military officer accused of sexual offenses, even though he was supposed to be helping to educate people about the danger of sexual assault. The military has developed an elaborate system to deal with continuing waves of assault, and has a plan for dealing with the problem. But getting service members to report the crimes remains a huge challenge because of the unique workplace and chain of command issues. Melissa Block talks to Larry Abramson.

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Justice Department Under Fire For IRS Audits, AP Phone Logs

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder met reporters on Tuesday for the first time since reports surfaced of his Justice Department secretly seizing telephone logs from the homes and offices of Associated Press journalists. Holder said he himself had not been involved in that subpoena, but that it had been part of an investigation into a national security breach he called a threat to American lives. Audie Cornish talks to Carrie Johnson about the news conference and about her own interview with the attorney general.

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U.S. Battling Other Countries To Be Cheapest Source Of Goods

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Audie Cornish talks with Adam Davidson about the Labor Department's release of the import and export price indexes on Tuesday. The data underscore the difficulty of managing the U.S. economic recovery in the interconnected global economy.

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IRS Inspector General Faults 'Ineffective Management'

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Audie Cornish talks to Scott Horsley about the IRS Inspector General's report on the agency's audit of conservative groups.

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Does Obama Administration Have The Second Term Curse?

Monday, May 13, 2013

The second term curse has plagued the last five two-term presidents, but President Obama's administration had been confident they'd be the ones to break the streak. But instead the administration finds itself on the defensive about the Benghazi and now IRS questions targeted at Tea Party groups.

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U.S. Obtained AP Journalists' Phone Records

Monday, May 13, 2013

The Associated Press says the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of its journalists' telephone records as part of a secret government investigation.

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Abortion Doctor Found Guilty Of Murder, Manslaughter

Monday, May 13, 2013

A Philadelphia doctor who performed abortions has been found guilty on three counts of murder. On Monday, a jury convicted Kermit Gosnell of performing late-term abortions that killed three babies after they were born alive. The physician argued that they had actually died in the womb. Gosnell is also charged in the death of a female patient who was killed by a lethal dose of sedatives and painkillers.

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Fashion Retailers Agree To Safety Plan After Factory Collapse

Monday, May 13, 2013

Three of the world's largest clothing chains, including H&M and the owner of the Zara chain, have agreed to pay for fire safety and building improvements in Bangladeshi factories. The announcement comes three weeks after a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers in Dhaka.

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With Rebels In Disarray, Syrian Regime Appears Confident

Friday, May 10, 2013

Analysts explain that Assad defines victory as holding on to key territory, including Damascus, and they say Assad's goal is to stay in place until 2014, as he said he would, to run in a presidential election. The overall commander of the Free Syrian Army says his rebels are getting hammered by the regime in the south because arms shipments stopped over a month ago.

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Not Even Instant Replay Could Prevent These Bad Calls

Friday, May 10, 2013

There have been a slew of bad calls in Major League Baseball recently, including one that was made despite the advantage of instant replay.

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Democrats Skeptical Of Republican 'Debt Prioritization' Bill

Thursday, May 09, 2013

House Republicans have passed a bill that would tell President Obama which bills to pay first, should the U.S. Treasury run out of cash and risk default, like it almost did two summers ago. The proposal is not likely to move in the Democratic Senate, and the issue itself is fading in urgency as the deficit picture improves.

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Immigrants Tend To Complement, Not Replace American Jobs

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

The Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning work Thursday on a proposal to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. Audie Cornish talks with Adam Davidson of the Planet Money team about what academic research says about the economic impact of immigration.

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Tech Week Ahead: YouTube's Subscription Service

Monday, May 06, 2013

Audie Cornish talks to Laura Sydell about the tech week ahead. They cover YouTube's new subscription service.

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Three Friends Of Boston Bombing Suspect Arrested

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Dina Temple-Raston talks to Audie Cornish about the three people who face charges in connection with the Boston marathon bombing.

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Syrian Rebels Want Enough Help To Turn The Tide

Friday, April 26, 2013

Audie Cornish talks to Kelly McEvers about her reporting out of Syria and what people there are saying about U.S. intervention.

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Watch Lists Vary, Don't Always Flag Terrorism Suspects

Thursday, April 25, 2013

There have been several new developments in the investigation into the Boston bombing. The surviving suspect is said to have told investigators that he and his brother planned to bomb New York City as well. In addition, one of the accused Boston Marathon bombers was on several government watch lists ahead of last week's attacks. Audie Cornish talks to Dina Temple-Raston for an explanation of the various lists that have been developed to flag possible terrorists and what happens when someone is placed on one.

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Investigators Trace Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Activities Abroad

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing continues. Investigators have spoken with the parents of the suspects in Russia. Audie Cornish talks to Dina Temple-Raston about the latest developments.

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Government Continues Investigation Of Boeing's 787s

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The National Transportation Safety Board wraps up a two day hearing on how the Federal Aviation Administration came to certify Boeing's 787 as ready to fly when it still had serious problems. Audie Cornish talks with Wendy Kaufman.

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